RULE IX - SANITATION

SECTION 901. General Requirements

Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Civil Code of the Philippines on Property, Ownership,
and its Modification, all buildings hereafter erected, altered, remodeled, relocated or repaired for
human habitation shall be provided with adequate and potable water supply, plumbing installation,
and suitable wastewater treatment or disposal system, storm water drainage, pest and vermin control,
noise abatement device, and such other measures required for the protection and promotion of health
of persons occupying the premises and others living nearby.

SECTION 902. Water Supply System

1. Whenever available, the potable water requirements for a building used for human habitation shall
be supplied from existing municipal or city waterworks system.

2. The quality of drinking water from meteoric, surface or underground sources shall conform to the
criteria set in the latest approved National Standards for Drinking Water Standards.

3. The design, construction and operation of deepwells for the abstraction of groundwater shall be
subject to the provisions of the Water Code of the Philippines (PD 1067).

4. The design, construction and operation of independent waterwork systems of private housing
subdivisions or industrial estates shall be governed by existing laws relating to local waterworks
system.

5. The water piping installation for water supply and distribution to each fixture including the
wastewater drainage with proper venting inside building and premises, shall conform to the
provision of the Revised National Plumbing Code of the Philippines.

SECTION 903. Wastewater Disposal System

1. Sanitary sewage from buildings and neutralized or pre-treated industrial wastewater shall be
discharged directly into the nearest street sanitary sewer main of existing municipal or city sanitary
sewerage system in accordance with the criteria set by the Code on Sanitation of the Philippines
and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

2. All buildings located in areas where there are no available sanitary sewerage system shall dispose
their sewage to “Imhoff” or septic tank and subsurface absorption field or to a suitable waste water
treatment plant or disposal system in accordance with the Code on Sanitation of the Philippines
and the Revised National Plumbing Code of the Philippines.

3. Sanitary and industrial plumbing installations inside buildings and premises shall conform to the
provisions of the Revised National Plumbing Code of the Philippines.

SECTION 904. Storm Drainage System

1. Rainwater drainage shall not discharge to the sanitary sewer system.
2. Adequate provisions shall be made to drain rainwater from low areas in buildings and their
premises.
3. The drainage pipe installation and sewerage system of any premises and/or connection with any
public disposal or any acceptable terminal shall conform to the Revised National Plumbing Code of
the Philippines.

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SECTION 905. Pest and Vermin Control

1. All buildings with hollow and/or wood construction shall be provided with rat-proofing.

2. Garbage bins and receptacles shall be provided with ready means for cleaning and with positive
protection against entry of pests and vermins.

3. Dining rooms for public use without artificial ventilation shall be properly screened.

SECTION 906. Noise Pollution Control

1. Industrial establishments shall be provided with positive noise abatement devices to tone down the
noise level of equipment and machineries to acceptable limits set down by the Department of
Labor and Employment and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

2. Noise as an unwanted sound both in quality and intensity and excessive vibration whose sources
in building/structure construction shall conform to acceptable limits the required emission
standards of DENR.

SECTION 907. Pipes Materials

All pipe materials to be used in buildings/structures shall conform to the standard specifications of
the Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

(emphases supplied)

Rule X follows

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